Vital geography in the narrative of Francisco Umbral
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Autobiography, Space, Character, Social conscience, Search for identityAbstract
The subject matter of eleven of Francisco Umbral’s novels deals with the years he spent in Valladolid. He reminisces about places in the city, converting them into a symbolic reality which marks his formative years. We have grouped the geographical points of the city into four routes that construct the character’s identity and convictions: these have to do with humiliation and alienation (social space), sexual initiation (moral space), the quest for a life project (cultural space) and ambition related to the world of work. Space is the characterizing element common to all these works.
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